March – April 2013

Editors Comment

About 10 years back, while I was tearing at the prospect of returning to work after a hiatus in study land and thinking of taking another week of a leave of absence, I was thinking of how to make my first million bucks.... Read More

Industry News

The opening of the new upgraded office facility in Singapore from the older grounds is part of BT’s continued expansion of its presence in the ASEAN region. In other parts of Southeast Asia, they are also plans to set up offices in Malaysia and Indonesia this year which they believe signifies their commitment to their customers and partners in the Asia Pacific region.... Read More

Konecranes has signed an agreement to deliver container handling equipment to Indonesian state-owned terminal operator PT Pelabuhan Indonesia III (Pelindo III). The order comprises 10 ship-to-shore (STS) cranes, 20 automated stacking cranes (ASC) and five straddle carriers (SC). Delivery is scheduled for 2014 and 2016. The value of the order is not disclosed, but is more than US$128 million.... Read More

Swarovski has chosen Schenker Singapore to set up its first Regional Distribution Centre (RDC). In Singapore, DB Schenker will provide warehousing and valued added services to accommodate Swarovski’s growing customer base demand in Asia Pacific. Moreover, Swarovski has awarded DB Schenker the inbound and outbound air and ocean transportation to and from Singapore, which makes DB Schenker operate as their Total Integrated Logistics Provider.... Read More

While gross profit remained practically unchanged at US$1.54 billion, higher costs and various non-recurring charges totaling US$119.9 million impacted the bottom line. The provider of supply chain solutions reported a group loss of US$73.6 million. While air freight disappointed, logistics and ocean freight did better. Ocean freight grew twice as fast as the market with volumes reaching a new record high of almost 1.4 million shipped containers. In view of the healthy net cash position, Panalpina plans an unchanged dividend payment of US$2.10 per share.... Read More

The board of directors of Kuehne + Nagel International AG accepted the request of Reinhard Lange, CEO of the Kuehne + Nagel Group since 2009, to release him from his duties because of health reasons effective May 7, 2013. Until the termination of his contract on December 31, 2013, Reinhard Lange will continue to support the group in a consultancy role.... Read More

Strategy & Business

We can call it EMEs (Emerging Market Economies) or Emerging Markets but grasping the concept of what is considered “emerging” or how a country can be defi ned as being “emerging” needs some clarity. SYED SHAH looks into this concept in depth – with as much simplicity as possible and applies it to the Asia Pacific region.... Read More

ADVERTORIAL

AutoStore which is an efficient storage and order picking system for single items and small cases, is one of the latest and most innovative offerings from integrated logistics provider Swisslog whose global headquarters is in Buchs/Aarau. Swisslog is represented in Southeast Asia by its subsidiaries Swisslog Malaysia Sdn Bhd and Swisslog Singapore Pte Ltd.... Read More

C-Level Conversation

ALAN BRADLEY shares his thoughts with Syed Shah on the importance in understanding trends in customersÊ¼ markets and DematicÊ¼s focus on meeting their needs to achieve a solution that benefi ts both supplier and buyer.... Read More

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